Jean-Luc Harousseau, MD

Professor of Hematology
University of Nantes
Head, Department of Clinical Haematology
Director of the Cancer Center René Gauducheau
Nantes, France

Dr. Jean-Luc Harousseau is professor of hematology at the University of Nantes, France. He has been head of the Department of Clinical Haematology for 24 years and is now director of the Cancer Center René Gauducheau, and president of the Institut du Cancer Nantes Atlantique at Nantes.

Dr. Harousseau is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the French National Cancer Institute and president of the Clinical Research in Oncology National Committee. He was a founding member of the Groupe Ouest-Est Leucémies Aigues et Maladies du Sang and of the Intergroupe Français du Myélome and is currently president of this internationally renowned cooperative group. In addition, Dr. Harousseau is a member of the European Haematology Association, the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, the American Society of Hematology, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology, as well as the Scientific Advisory Board of Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation and the International Myeloma Foundation. Dr. Harousseau has contributed to more than 400 peer-reviewed publications. His fields of interest are therapy of acute myeloid leukemia and multiple myeloma.

Faculty DisclosureDr. Jean-Luc Harousseau has received consultant fees and formal advisory activities from Amgen Inc., Celgene Corporation, Janssen-Cilag EMEA, and Novartis AG. He has received honoraria related to speakers’ bureau activities from Celgene and Janssen-Cilag.